Govt offers 8.5 lakh tonnes of pulses from central buffer to state governments

Aims at increased overall availability of pulses across India and ensure stable prices

The Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains buffer stock of Pulses for the Union Government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered approximately 8.5 lakh tonnes of pulses to state governments at average market rates.

The decision in this regard was informed during a meeting chaired by the Secretary Consumer Affairs, Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of Pulses across the nation. The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of Pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable.

The break-up of this 8.5 lakh tonnes is as follows:

Tur - 3.2 lakh tones

Urad - 2 lakh tones

Chana - 1.2 lakh tones

Moong - 1.5 lakh tones

Masoor - 0.57 lakh tones

Total - 8.47 lakh tonnes

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